CHILD DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT

Job Description and Duties

Under the direction of the Bureau Chief /Education Administrator I of the Program Quality and Improvement North Bureau in the CCDD, the Child Development Consultant works cooperatively with program units and managers throughout the CDSS. The incumbent is responsible for working collaboratively with various early child care and development programs funded by federal and/or state funds. The incumbent serves in an educational leadership role for promoting quality child development program implementation at the local, regional, and state levels. Extensive travel exceeding 50% is required for fieldwork in this position to conduct site visits to a region, interact with contracting agencies for assessing programs, monitoring compliance and completing reports in collaboration with other staff, attend meetings to address challenges, present training locally to the field to provide statutory and regulatory guidance, technical assistance and support, and other work related purposes.

Working Conditions

This is a statewide recruitment that will be headquartered in one of the following counties: Sacramento, Alameda, and Santa Clara. This position is eligible for hybrid work in accordance with the Governor’s Executive Order N-22-25 and at the sole discretion of the Department of Social Services under California Government Code Section 14200. All telework schedules are subject to change and may be re-evaluated at any time. The incumbent will be expected to report for in office work and attend work related in-person events as deemed operationally necessary. Telework does not change the terms and conditions of employment, the essential functions of job duties, or required compliance with the CDSS policies. Headquarter location may be designated on the selected candidate's primary residence location, and/or the closest CDSS location in accordance with operational need and available space. The successful candidate must reside in California upon appointment.

Minimum Requirements

You will find the Minimum Requirements in the Class Specification.

Additional Documents

Position Details
Department Information

Special Requirements

The Statement of Qualifications must be no more than two pages in length, size 12-point Arial font. Responses should be clear, concise, and based on the applicant's own professional experience. Please include specific examples that demonstrate your role, actions taken, results achieved, collaboration with others, leadership approach, and ability to manage complex or competing priorities.

Desirable Qualifications

50% or more travel is a requirement for this position.
•Knowledge of early childhood education, and the state system for subsidized child care and development programs
Professional oral and written communication skills
Effective Project Management Skills
Effective Public Speaking Skills
Effective relationship building
Experience problem solving and providing customer service

Benefits

TRANSPORTATION REIMBURSEMENT
- Public transit (mass transit) passes.
- 100 percent discount on public transit passes sold by state agencies, up to the monthly exclusion amount provided by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
- 100 percent reimbursement on public transit passes purchased by state employees, up to the monthly exclusion amount provided by the IRS.
- Vanpool drivers and riders
- 100 percent reimbursement on the monthly fee, up to the monthly exclusion amount provided by the IRS.

Contact Information

The Hiring Unit Contact is available to answer questions regarding the position or application process.
Pamela Chavez
(916) 579-3595
Pamela.Chavez@dss.ca.gov